Body oriented psychotherapy. The state of the art in empirical research and evidence-based practice: A clinical perspective

Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-156

  Röhricht, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body oriented psychological therapy; Body psychotherapy; Evidence base; Movement therapy; Research

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BODY MOVEMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; EMOTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68249135253     PISSN: 17432979     EISSN: 17432987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17432970902857263     Document Type: Review

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